8th Annual BRPT symposium
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) – Technologist symposium in Portland, Oregon is September 5-7, 2014. 8th Annual BRPT Symposium
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SLEEP 2015 Meeting
The deadline for abstract submissions is Monday, December 15, 2014. Researchers and young investigators are invited to submit their latest findings for SLEEP 2015, the 29th Annual Meeting of the…
2015 Distinguished Scientist
The Canadian Sleep Society is proud to announce the 2015 Distinguished Scientist Award Winner: Eliot A. Phillipson, OC, MD, FCAHS Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor of Medicine Emeritus University of Toronto…
Measurement of children’s sleep and sleepiness
dditional research has recently demonstrated the psychometric properties of several childhood measures of sleep and daytime sleepiness. Meltzer, L. J., Biggs, S. Reynolds, A., Avis, K. T., McLaughlin-Crabtree, V., Bevans,…
WSS Announcement
World Sleep Federation (WSF) and World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) have collaborated to found the World Sleep Society representing both individual sleep professionals and sleep societies. WSF and WASM…
Important link between immune function and narcolepsy discovered
Narcolepsy results from gradual loss of brain cells that produce hypocretin, a chemical that promotes wakefulness. Until now most scientists suspected that the immune system was responsible for the death…
Upcoming Seminar: Principles and Practice of CBT-I
Thursday – Saturday, October 30th – November 1st, 2014 Loews Hotel Center City, Philadelphia, PA For More Information: http://www.med.upenn.edu/cbti/seminar_advanced.html
CSCN Travel Awards, Due Feb 15 2016
CIHR-Funded Community Development Program: Mobilizing the Healthcare Community Towards an Integrated Approach to Improving Outcomes of Patients with Sleep Disorders – Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN) The objective of…
Sleep Symposium 2015
Register now for the SLEEP SYMPOSIUM 2015 in Winnipeg, MB! The Sleep Symposium has been designed to present some of the multiple aspects of Sleep Medicine to a wide audience…
8th Annual BRPT symposium
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) – Technologist symposium in Portland, Oregon is September 5-7, 2014. 8th Annual BRPT Symposium
Sleep and daytime functioning (cognition, behaviour) in healthy school-aged children and adolescents
Several recent publications have supported the assertion that sleep significantly impacts children’s daytime cognitive and behavioural functioning. Astill, R. G., Van der Heijden, K. B., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., &…
2015 Outstanding Student Award
Congratulations to Kevin Grace (University of Toronto), the recipient of the CSS 2015 Outstanding Student Award! The winning article is available for download (originally published in Journal of Neuroscience). Click here for…